Kelly Murphy (volleyball player)
Kelly Murphy | |
2014 with Igor Gorgonzola Novara | |
portrait | |
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Date of birth | October 20, 1989 |
place of birth | Joliet, Illinois, United States |
size | 1.88 m |
position | Outside / diagonal attack |
societies | |
2008–2011 2012 2013 2013–2014 2014–2016 2016–2018 since 2018 |
Florida Gators Mets de Guaynabo Vaqueras de Bayamón Igor Gorgonzola Novara Ageo Medics Henan Huawei Shanghai Dunlop |
National team | |
2013-2018 | A national team |
successes | |
2013 2013 2014 2015 2016 2018 2018 |
Winner Panamerican Cup NORCECA Champion World Champion Winner World Grand Prix Olympic bronze Winner Nations League World Cup fifth |
As of March 11, 2020 |
Kelly Murphy (born October 20, 1989 in Joliet , Illinois ) is an American volleyball player . She became world champion in 2014 and won the Olympic bronze medal in 2016.
Career
Murphy began her career at her native Joliet Catholic High School. During her studies, she played on the Florida Gators team at the University of Florida from 2008 to 2011 . From 2013 to 2018, the striker was part of the US national team , with whom she 2013 the Panamerican Cup and the NORCECA Championships , 2014 in Italy, the World Cup , 2015 World Grand Prix , 2016 at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro the bronze medal and won the Nations League in 2018 .
Since 2012 Murphy has also been active in various foreign clubs. She played in Puerto Rico with the Mets de Guaynabo and Vaqueras de Bayamón , in Italy with Imoco Volley Conegliano , in Japan with Ageo Medics, in China with Henan Huawei and since 2018 with Shanghai Dunlop .
Murphy has been named "Best Attacker" and "Best Server" several times.
Web links
- Kelly Murphy in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Profile at FIVB (English)
- Profile at Team USA (English)
- Profile at the Florida Gators (English)
- Profile at the Italian Volleyball League (Italian)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Murphy, Kelly |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American volleyball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1989 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Joliet, Illinois, United States |